Hezah, 26

Most of the time, I feel like a child. Occasionally I will make what I feel to be an“adult decision,” and that is enough to keep me feeling smug for the rest of the day. I have compiled a list of the things that make me feel less like a lost overgrown teenager, and more like a respectable independent adult.

I feel like an adult when I:

• ·        Buy a new Brita filter.
• ·        Actually take the time to CHANGE the Brita filter, including soaking it for 15 whole minutes, and running two pitchers of water through it.
• ·        Go to the grocery store BEFORE the work week.
• ·        Eat a dinner that would be considered a balanced meal, instead of a series of snacks eaten standing up in the kitchen.
• ·        Pay a bill.
• ·        Buy kale.
• ·        Empty out the vacuum cleaner.
• ·        Read a book.
• ·        Go shopping for someone other than myself.
• ·        Attend a family function against my will.
• ·        Take out the trash.
• ·        Seek out national news from someplace other than my Facebook feed.
• ·        Get my car serviced.
• ·        Stay in when I am clearly too sick to be in public.
• ·        Go to the doctor. Like, for anything.
• ·        Meander around Barnes and Noble, and then buy some books that will sit on my shelf for X amount of time.
• ·        Buy flowers for the one vase I own.
• ·        Remember to program the DVR (even if it is 90210!)
• ·        Make a credit card payment.
• ·        Stay in a hotel room without adult supervision.
• ·        Eat at a restaurant that has cloth napkins.
• ·        Resist impulse clothes shopping because I know that check is going to clear.
• ·        Make coffee instead of paying $2 for it.
• ·        Remember to buy cleaning supplies.
• ·        Receive a wedding invitation.
• ·        Wash the throw blankets on the couch.
• ·        Put my dishes in the dishwasher.
• ·        Remember how long it’s been since I’ve been in a classroom.

What part of your day gives you hope that you might grow up one of these days?